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1526) Indigenous communities and their food systems: a contribution to the current debate
The present study contributes to the debate on the need to develop unconventional strategies for mitigating food insecurity in the world. Ancient peoples’ knowledge and experience may help to deepen the debate and establish a line of work based on the case study herein presented. The study proposes...
Subject: Recognition schemes for farmers
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2020
1527) Current warming will reduce yields unless maize breeding and seed systems adapt immediately
The development of crop varieties that are better suited to new climatic conditions is vital for future food production. Increases in mean temperature accelerate crop development, resulting in shorter crop durations and reduced time to accumulate biomass and yield. The process of breeding, delivery and...
Subject: Plant breeding techniques and approaches
Regions: Africa
Publication year: 2016
1528) The Cooked is the Kept: Factors Shaping the Maintenance of Agro-biodiversity in the Andes
This study examines farmers’ agro-biodiversity decision-making through an Andean case study, and expands upon earlier approaches in two ways. First, it incorporates cultural variables into an econometric analytic framework encompassing the influence of demographic, farm physical, and market factors...
Subject: Farming Systems
Regions: Latin America and the Caribbean
Publication year: 2014
1529) Small-scale seed entreprise – Start-up and Management (Guidelines & Business Skills for Seed Producers in Afghanistan)
This handbook has been prepared in response to requests for training and guidance in seed production and seed business management by members of eight pilot group enterprises that have been established under the FAO seed programme in Afghanistan. The material in the book has therefore been put together...
Subject: Seed system
Regions: Asia
Publication year: 2007
1530) "How To" manual for informing crop wild relative conservation and use benefit-sharing mechanism design and implementation
Non-monetary benefits that are of particular relevance to Crop Wild Relatives (CWR) include institutional capacity building, participation in product development, participation in biotechnological research activities (e.g., breeding), as well as transfer of knowledge and technology that make use of genetic...
Subject: Crop wild relatives, neglected and underutilized species
Regions: Global
Publication year: 2022